H.R. 5179 (111th): To amend title 5, United States Code, to make clear that family coverage under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program remains available with respect to an otherwise eligible child of a Federal employee or annuitant until that child attains 26 years of age, and for other purposes.

Mrs. Dahlkemper
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Oversight and Government
Reform

A BILL

To amend title 5, United States Code, to make clear that
family coverage under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program remains
available with respect to an otherwise eligible child of a Federal employee or
annuitant until that child attains 26 years of age, and for other
purposes.

1.

Extension of dependent
coverage under FEHBP

(a)

Provisions
relating to age

Chapter 89 of
title 5, United States Code, is amended—

(1)

in section
8901(5)—

(A)

in the matter
before subparagraph (A), by striking 22 years of age and
inserting 26 years of age; and

(B)

in the matter
after subparagraph (B), by striking age 22 and inserting
age 26; and

(2)

in section
8905(c)(2)(B)—

(A)

in clause (i), by
striking 22 years of age and inserting 26 years of
age; and

(B)

in clause (ii), by
striking age 22 and inserting age 26.

(b)

Provisions
relating to marital status

Chapter 89 of title 5, United States
Code, is further amended—

(1)

in section 8901(5)
and subsections (b)(2)(A), (c)(2)(B), (e)(1)(B), and (e)(2)(A) of section
8905a, by striking an unmarried dependent each place it appears
and inserting a dependent; and

(2)

in section
8905(c)(2)(B), by striking unmarried dependent and inserting
dependent.

(c)

Effective
date

The amendments made by
this section shall become effective on the date of the enactment of this
Act.